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G. H. MODEMANN.

CAR FENDER.4

No. 543,775. Patented-Ju1y 30, 1895'.

A TTORNEW UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE I-I. MODEMANN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

cmd-Ermua` SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 543,775,dated July 30, 1895.

Application filed July 2, 1894. Serial No. 516,333. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom it may concern,.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE H. MODEMANN, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of New York, county of New York, and State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Oar-Fenders, ofwhich the following is a'speciication, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, forming a part thereof, in which similar lettersof reference indicate corresponding part-s in all the gures.

This invention relates to fenders for streetrailway cars and othervehicles, the object being to provide means whereby a passer-byrecklessly or inadvertently venturingin front of a rapidly-moving carmay be automatically caught up and be prevented from falling be- Y neaththe wheels of the vehicle, all possible,

injury to life or limb when the fender strikes the pedestrian being alsoavoided.'

The present invention is an improvement upon that for which I havealready made application for Letters Patent of the United States, whichsaid application was filed December 14., 1893, Serial No. 493,631; andit consists in certain changes of construction whereby the fender isenabled to ride over small obstructions upon the track, is removablefrom the car, and may be folded against the dashboardwhen not in use.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of the forward end of acar provided with a car-fender embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a planView of the same. Fig. 3 isa sectional view of one of thesupporting-braces which are secured to the car and of the fender-rodresting therein. Fig. a is a plan view of the same. Fig. 5 is aperspective view of the pin which secures the fender at lthe top.

In the practice of my invention, I construct a frame consisting of thevertical rods a, provided at their upper ends with the hooks a', andextending perpendicularly downward to and slightly below the level ofthe car-platform A. VThe hooks ot rest upon the top of the dashboard B,and the lower ends of the rods ct enter openin gs b in the angularbraces the arms o, parallel to each other and interveued by the pins d,the rear one of which is mounted slightly above the other. Sliding uponthe rods ot are sleeves' e, having formed thereon lugs e', aperturedhorizontally to receive a pin f, which said pin has a jointed section fat the end thereof, and is attached by means of a chain f2 to thesleeves. Between the lugs e are inserted the toggle-bars g at each sideof 'the car, pivoted in the lugs by means of the pin f. Thesetoggle-bars are connected at the top, the center, and the lower end bymeans of cross-bars h, and at the bottom have journaled therein a rubberroller t', the journal or shaft 1I of which extends longitudinallythrough the center thereof, as ini dicated by dottedlines in Fig. 2.

Sliding upon the lower end` of the togglebars g are sleeves j, to whichare pivoted the' supporting-bars lo, having formed upon the rear endthereof a head is', branching off from which is a curved lug k2 taperingto- Ward a point. This lug k2 is slipped between the pins d, and thebars 7c beingl dropped the same are thereby held in a substantiallyhorizontal position.

Intervening the two upper sections of the toggle-bars g and againbetween the two lower sections of the said bars are stretchedwirenettings Z, which said nettings are mounted upon frames Z', securedto the several crossrods h. To each bar of the two toggles is secured aside guard or wingm of approximately triangular shape and pivotallyattached to the bar by means of loops n, the upper of these wings beingof less size than the lower, and the center of each being formed ofwire-netting similar to the body of the device. The wings are securedtogether at the end by means of a joint or catch o. One or more of theloops n have formed therein semi-spiral or eccentric grooves n', whichreceive therein a pin n2 mounted upon the periphery of the toggle bar g,thereby insuring the raising of the wings 'm as the loopsfn are turnedby the collapse of the bar.

The operation of the device will be readily apparent from the foregoingdescriptiomtaken in connection -with the accompanying drawings. Thefender being normally in the po,- sition shown in Fig. 1 and coming incontact IOO with a person standing upon the track, the Y therein.

latter, being struck at or above the ankles by the roller t', is trippedup and gently deposited in the center of the fender, the toggle-barscollapsing beneath his weight and the fender assuming a right-angledform, the sleeves e sliding downwardly upon the rods a till they restupon the shoulders a2 thereon. The upper sections of the toggle-barswill be folded against the front of the dashboard B, and the lowersections will rest in alignment with the supporting-bars la, the samethereby forming a seat for the person struck and deposited Furthermore,by the pivoting of the loop]` to the said rod the fender will restappreciably above the track, any dragging thereof being consequentlyavoided. At the same time the guard-wings m are spread out by themovement of the toggle-bars, this being facilitated by the eccentricgrooves n in the loops n and the guide-pin 91,2 upon the toggle-bar, thesaid wings serving to catch the pedestrian should he be thrown to oneside, thus preventing his falling beneath the platform and wheels of thecar. It will be observed that the fastening o will prevent either of thesaid wings from falling or being pushed inwardly upon the fender properas they are extended, and also will serve to hold the said win gsobliquely outwardly when the fender is in the position shown in thedrawings, thesaine thereby guiding or forcing the pedestrian so far toeither side of the fender as to prevent his contact with the car-steps Cshould he be near the side, and therefore not collapse the fender.

Wfhen the cars are stalled in the car-house or when for any other reasonthe fenders are not desired to be used, the same may be detached fromthe car by removing the pinsf, which secure the toggle-bars g to thelugs e upon the sleeves c, and then raising the supporting-bars 7c, inorder that the rear ends thereof may be slipped out from engagement withthe pinsel upon the braces b. Thereupon nothing will remain secured tothe car except the rods a and the braces l). The fen der may also befolded against the dashboard by detaching the bars 7a and raising thesleeves e upon the rods a, whereupon the fender will hang downwardlyfrom the said sleeves in alignment. with the dashboard; or, again, thebars may be detached and the sleeves e permitted to fall upon theshoulders a, whereupon the upper sections of the toggle-bars will restagainst the dashboard, and the lower sections may then be foldedupwardly upon the same.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A fender for street railway cars and other vehicles, consisting of aframe adapted to be secured to the front of a car, a collapsiblefenderbody slidably mounted upon the said frame, havinginterveningsupporting mate,- rial and provided with extensible wings ateither side thereof, and one or more bars pivoted to the lower end ofthe fender body and hinged to the supporting frame in suoli inanner asto be removable therefrom, substau tially as shown and described.

2. A fender for street railway cars or other vehicles, consisting of aframe adapted to be attached to the front of a car, toggle-barsremovably mounted upon the said frame and sliding thereon, a supportingmaterial inter vening the upper sections of the bars and the sameintervening the lower sections, sleeves sliding upon the lower ends ofthe bars, and bars pivoted thereto and hinged to the fender frame insuch manner as to be removable therefrom, substantially as shown anddescribed.

3. A fender for street railway cars or other vehicles, adapted tocollapse beneath the weight of a body to form a seat or repositorytherefor, the said fender being provided with extensible wings at eitherside thereof, and the said wings being secured together by a jointedcatch or fastening whereby the wings are prevented from flying inwardly,and held obliquely outward to guard the car steps, substantially asshown and described.

fl. A fender for street railway cars orother vehicles, adapted tocollapse beneath the weight of a body to form a seat or repositorytherefor, wings secured to the frame at each side by means of loopsthereon, the said loops having eccentric slots therein, and pins uponthe frame beneath the loops and working in the said slots, substantiallyas shown and described.

5. In a fender for street railway cars or other vehicles, thecombination, with a frame comprising vertical rods, having a fenderbod yslidably mounted thereon, angle braces secured to the car in which saidrods are re movably inserted, and pins ranging across the said anglebraces, of one or more support ing bars secured to the fender, the saidbars having at the rear thereof a head provided with a curved lugadapted to rest upon one of the pins and engage beneath the other,whereby the said bars are pivoted to the frame and removable therefrom,substantially as shown and described.

6. A fender for street railway cars orother vehicles, consisting of aframe comprising rods adapted to be attached to the front of a car,angle braces secured to the platform having openings therein in whichthe rods rest, sleeves sliding upon the said rods, having lugs thereon,a fender frame supported in front of the car, pins passing through thelugs on the sleeves and the fender frame, removable therefrom andattached to the said sleeve, and supporting bars pivoted to the bracesand detachable therefrom, substantially as shown and described.

7. A fender for street railway cars or other vehicles, consisting of aframe comprising vertical rods having hooks thereon adapted to engagewith the dash board, angle braces secured to` the platform havingopenings IOC IIO

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therein in which the rods rest, arms projecting forwardly from thebrace, pins intervening the arms, a shoulder upon the rod, a sleevesliding thereon above the shoulder and having lugs mounted thereon,toggle-bars at either side of the device resting between lthe lugs, apin extending through the lugs and the toggle-bars, removable therefromand attached to the sleeve, sleeves sliding upon the lower section ofthe toggle-bars, supporting bars pivoted to the said sleeves and havingcurved projections at the rear engaging with the pins upon the braces insuch manner as to be pivoted thereto and removable there- 5 from, aroller journaled in the lower end of the toggle-bars, supportingmaterial intervening the upper and lower sections of the said bars,wings mounted upon the said bars by means of loops having eccentricslots therein, pins upon the bars working in the said slots, and afastening securing the wings together, substantially as shown anddescribed.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed myname in presence of two witnesses. GEORGE H. MODEMANN.

Witnesses:

LAMPsoN S. HARRISON, MARGARET H. BREsNAN.

